Brutal Voxel Doom is the next must-play version of the classic

Everyone knows by now thatDoomis one of themost moddable PC games of all time. FromcursedBubsycrossoversto totallyunexpected genre switcheroos,Doomis the one game you can rely on to stay moddable no matter what, andBrutal Voxel Doomunderlines this point further still. As its title plainly explains,Brutal Voxel Doomis the unholy combination of two extremely important classicDoommods:Brutal DoomandVoxel Doom, wherein the tech backing of the latter is mixed with the gory violence of the former....

June 4, 2025 · 2 min · 311 words · Matthew Guerra

Bungie lays off staff and delays Destiny 2: The Final Shape and Marathon

In what’s already been a crazy 2023, it appears another big studio has undergone layoffs. An email sent to Bungie employees from Bungie CEO Pete Parsons indicated staff would be “hearing some news today” and that a team meeting scheduled for later would “discuss today’s events”.Jason SchreieratBloombergsaw and reported the circulating email. As of now the exact number of employees affected by the layoffs is unknown, but Twitter is already full of Bungie employees sharing the news that they have been laid off....

June 4, 2025 · 2 min · 235 words · Garrett Kirk

Child dragging Murasaki Baby coming to Vita this September

From the director of Shadows of the Damned Murasaki Babyis weird, which I guess you’d expect from the director ofShadows of the Damned. Developer Ovosonico announced today onTwitterthat we can expectMurasaki Babyto release exclusively for the Vita this September.

June 4, 2025 · 1 min · 39 words · Robert Taylor

Dead Space remake trailer with PS4 listing was a mistake

Still just one for the newer generation A recent PlayStation trailer for the upcoming remake ofDead Spacelisted PS4 alongside PS5, sparking some speculation it might arrive on both generations. A new report indicates that was a mistake, however. According toEurogamer, the trailer listing both PlayStation platforms is “a mistake,” as the outlet understands. The original listing for PS4 obviously stirred up some rampant speculation that this might turn out to be a PS4 game as well....

June 4, 2025 · 2 min · 249 words · Brian Cook

Death’s Door opens its charming path to oblivion next week

As the crow flies… or dies… Devolver Digital hasreleased a new gameplay trailerfor the morbidly attractive adventure gameDeath’s Door.This strange tale of life, death, resurrection, and the working class strain of the 9-to-5 launches on PC and Xbox July 20. If you’re yet tocheck out my preview, (and WHY NOT?), then allow me to refresh the ol’ brain cells.Death’s Dooris an isometric RPG that follows a hapless and tired “Reaper”, whose typical daily grind turns into a major disaster when the soul they are assigned to collect is stolen by a old, mysterious bird....

June 4, 2025 · 1 min · 206 words · Bradley Ross

Destructoid Draws ENCORE: Guilty Gear Strikes Back!

Promoted from our Community Blogs [Don’t call it a comeback, Bass has been here for years. But this is kinda a comeback for Destructoid Draws. Marvel at how talented some of our community members are in this second Guilty Gear edition of the beloved community classic.-Anthony] There’s a joke about fighting game re-releases in here. Can you believe it’s been almost two years since the last time I’ve hosted Destructoid Draws?...

June 4, 2025 · 4 min · 810 words · John Graham

EA FC 25: How to complete Thomas Lemar World Tour SBC

The Thomas Lemar World Tour SBC is now available inEA FC 25, and you may unlock two special cards for reasonable prices. By completing the SBC set, you’ll unlock an 86-rated item of Lemar, but that’s not all. One of the tasks of this SBC set also features an 85-rated World Tour item of Clement Lenglet. Let’s take a look at how you can unlock both cards to improve your Ultimate Team squad....

June 4, 2025 · 2 min · 228 words · Heather Kelly

EVE Online server taken down because of DDoS attack

Someone broke it YesterdayEVE Onlineexperienced some difficulties and was taken offlinefor most of the day. Adistributed denial-of-service attack(DDoS) was launched against the Tranquility server cluster and prevented players from logging into the game. To investigate the issue and try and get everyone back in, CCP pulled down the entire server cluster, preventing people from playingEVE OnlineandDust 514. During the downtime CCP made sure that this DDoS attack was stopped and that the servers’ weak point was fixed, making a further attack impossible....

June 4, 2025 · 1 min · 193 words · Michael Smith

Explaining 4th dimension mechanics in translation is probably hard

Sense of Wonder Night Tokyo Game Show held its annualSense of Wonder Night, an awards show for unique sorts of games, typically indie. Ten games were up for the prestige of being the most wonderful (in the less casual sense of the word). We were only able to pop in for the last three. First wasChained, a moody puzzle game from three students that involves lugging around a ball and chain....

June 4, 2025 · 2 min · 250 words · Kevin Williams

How to find and collect mineral samples using the Plasma Burst Laser in Fortnite

Partway through Joss’ Wanted quests inFortniteChapter 6, Season 2, you’ll encounter a task asking you to collect mineral samples using a Plasma Burst Laser. Every part of this objective is tricky, as you must survive long enough to find a laser and determine what structures drop these samples. How to get a Plasma Burst Laser in Fortnite First up is findingFortnite’sPlasma Burst Laser weapon, which you can pick up from the following sources:...

June 4, 2025 · 2 min · 276 words · Anthony Bennett

I Hate Running Backwards is the Devolver crossover game I didn’t realize I wanted

Devolver Smash Bros. With how mega popular Nintendo’sSuper Smash Bros.franchise has been, you’d think more developers would try their hand at making wild crossovers. I know Capcom has been doing it withStreet Fighterand Marvel and it’s not like JRPGs have ever shied away from seemingly random mash-ups (Tokyo Mirage Sessionsis proof of that), but what about an indie game publisher? I Hate Running Backwardsis basically that: Devolver Digital’sSmash Bros.That isn’t exactly correct, though, because this game isn’t a fighter....

June 4, 2025 · 6 min · 1088 words · Sarah Scott

IO’s Project 007 will star an original iteration of James Bond

A Who to a Kill IO Interactive has confirmed that itsupcoming James Bond video game, tentatively known asProject 007, will not feature any of the actors who have portrayed the character on the silver screen, instead featuring an original interpretation of Ian Fleming’s famous secret agent. Speaking in an interview with theDanish Broadcasting Corporation (DRK)(viaVG24/7) IO studio head Hakan Abrak noted that Bond himself will be as new and original as the game’s narrative, which itself is not based upon any previous 007 adventure....

June 4, 2025 · 2 min · 243 words · Laurie Henson

Job listings by Visceral Games hint at a new MOBA

Job listings posted byDead Spacedeveloper Visceral Games seem to suggest that the studio is possibly getting into the multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) scene. As spotted by IGN,one listing for a game designerresponsible for developing characters calls for “Work experience on MOBA, Action RTS, Action RPG, or Related Genres.” Curious, sure, but that’s not all. Another post, this time for aglobal community managerthat will be a part of Electronic Arts’ Play4Free publishing team, is looking for candidates with an “Unhealthy passion for MOBA games....

June 4, 2025 · 1 min · 139 words · Alison Knight